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We're going off topic!

You mean "our" washing surely?

I'm going to go and wind Internorm at Build It next weekend. Pretend I've got money but have been put off by the horror stories.

I'd like a "system" whereby I've a wireless temperature logger(s) in each room and I can see at glance on say my Android phone what each room is at.

The main worry is the grey to brown pvc solvent weld joint. It's female to male for a start. Then as brown pvc isn't keen on ordinary solvent weld cement it's joined with pvc gap filling cement backed up by a ring of CT1. My inexperience meant I didn't even consider the grey/brown issue. I was going to do all in push fit then someone suggested solvent weld if I had the balls!

You certainly won't. Tiles off / hack wall job. I did water test mine.

It's Geberit. Everything is accessible through the flush plate. Slightly different model to mine but you get the gist:

When you say "harvest " d'you mean duct off the hot air in the porch?

@Nickfromwales , one for you maybe? You said previously ref the bow; "CT1 is your friend" just not sure in what context. Got plenty of CT1 & Sikaflex EBT. Also found this but not sure if it's ref wall hung or back to wall type

Very substantial! Looks good. What classic(s) will call it home then?

@Nickfromwales, when you silicone the joints between tiles instead of grouting do you mask the tile up? Cheers

I'd have resin fixed a line of dowls into the edge of the existing slab then PTFE taped the projecting ends before screeding, thus creating a slip joint and helping to minimise the new edge curling. Any mesh in the new screed?

You could always cast your own to falls and fit a nice wall drain... Just hope it works! Still might need a screen (s)!

That's the Geberit wall drain in. Push the brushed st/st plate in, bring it down onto 8mm packs, take the plate off and lock in place with the Allen key. Push plate back in. The brushed finish doesn't really match the chromed mixer, riser rail, flush plate etc but hey ho. Tbh the simple look belies the work that went into this and what's hidden in the wall & floor: Geberit never cease to amaze me. I invariably look at the instructions and first think WTF? Then I figure it out and think how bloody clever albeit simple. It's just good design.

Thought the Beckton Alps had closed down?

I thought the blue lighting would feel cold but it doesn't. It's all pretty relaxing lying in there (listening to a bit of Deadmau5). Although I've multiple points in the ceiling missing insulation between the joists at the mo, the room holds the heat. Also really quiet which I didnt expect.

For the long pocket it is an RGB strip, see the remote sitting on the shelf. The 3 pocket lights and 5 along the base of the bath are plain blue, cheapo deck lights.

No sound mat. If heard they didn't do much for sound deadening? I can see their value as a squishy packer though. Wondering if I should order a mat though now! On the sound deadening front I lined the back of the reveal where the frame is with ex-studio acoustic foam.

It did actually happen to an unfortunate lady a few years back. Good you got acquitted on everything!

Make sure they point the sharp knives downward in the dishwasher! Trip/ouch.

Ref off grid again, depending on how much source material you have you could investigate the Jean Pain compost water heating techniques. Then there's say biogas production from green/"brown" waste. Mother Earth News have a good (imo) biogas design. There's also a Nepalese biogas dome design around. In Winter of course these systems tend to go dormant but you could warm them up with an oversize solar thermal array home brewed with a Pex-Al-Pex loop.

Seem to recall -19 a few years back in't valley. Let's see what tonight brings aside from snow from 18.00 to 23.00 Add snowmobile to the project list ( I've got the plans)!

Figured this might be helpful as a question in its own right. Geberit frame is in with 9mm ply over the full face of the frame followed by 12mm Aqua Panel then tiles. There's a bit of a bow to due my poor tiling. I have the silicone spray ready to lube the flush & poo pipes up. I have Forever White as the final, "replaceable" bead where pan meets wall. What should I stick the pan to the wall with? Sika EBT, CT1 etc. This to gap fill / even out and spread the load a bit I'm thinking. The back of the pan will probably be 2.5mm off the tile face either side and touching in the centre. Any other tips for fitting these, first one I've done! Cheers

Siliconed in with some Dow Corning 785+. Got Forever White to do the "grouting". Will have a fair few leftover, part used tubes of various (decent quality) silicones etc left over I reckon. Don't reckon they'll still be in date by the time I start the en suite!

Tbh I'd leave it a bit longer before tiling...